Fighting glove



May 1, 1923.

S. LEYINSON FIGHTING GLOVE Filed Jan. 12 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 1, 1923. 1,453,714

s. LEVINSON FIGHTING GLOVE Filed Jan. 12 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 1, 1923.

SOL LEVINSON, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FIGHTING GLOVE.

= Application filed January 12, 1921. Serial No. 436,749.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S01. LEVINSON, a Cltlzen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fighting Gloves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to boxing gloves, and particularly, to relatively light weight boxing gloves intended for boxing bouts between professionals and known as fighting gloves.

The general object-of this lnventlon is to improve upon the ordinary construction of the glove by the provision of means Whereby a double grip is secured by the hand in the glove, preventing the glove from being pulled off the hand and securing a firmer hold of the hand upon the glove.

And another object is to provide means for reinforcing the seam or joint between the base of the thumb and the body of the glove.

Other objects relate to the detalls of construction and the detailed formation of the several parts of the glove as will appear in the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein 2-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a boxing glove constructed in accordance with my 1nvention;

Figure 2 is a plan view looking toward the palm;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the blank for the palm;

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the thumb.

Referr ng to Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen that the glove which I have devised has the usual form of a light-weight boxing glove or fighting glo e. The back of the glove is formed by a blank 9 of material which extends around the ends of the fingers to the palm 10 of the glove and is connected, at 11 by a seam to the palm of the glove. The thumb 12 of the glove is formed in two pieces, as usual, stitched together, the palm 13 of the thumb being, of course. less in length than the outside piece 12 of the thumb, the palm and the back of the thumb being st tched together along the line 14 and the thumb being stitched to the back of the glove along the line 15 and to the palm of the glove along the line of stitching 16, this km of stitching being reinforced by a strip of leather 17 which terminates at the junction of the back of the thumb with the palmcf the glove and extends around the junction of the thumb with the glove and terminates at the oint 18. The back of the glove is lined wit a canvas, duck or other fabric lining 19 which extends beyond the line of stitching 11, and padding 20 of any suitable material. such as cotton, wool, or

the like is disposed between the lin ng 19 and the back 9 in the manner illustrated in the sectional view in Figure 3.

4 At the junction of the wrist portion of the glove with the back of the glove proper, there is a transverse line of stitching 21 extending through the lining and through the back, and that portion of the palm of the glove which extends down on each side of the wrist is also padded, as at 22. The palm of the glove is formed with the usual V-shaped opening 23 and a binding 24 extends entirely around the Wrist portion of the glove and along the margins of this opening 23. Openings 24 are provided for laces 25. The palm 10 of the glove is,- of course, not padded and is provided with perforations 26 for ventilation. Extending transversely across the palm of the glove adjacent the outer extremity of the palm section 10 is a strip of leather. designated 27, which is stitched to the palm 10 of the glove, at 28. and which is padded with padding 29. The lining 19 and the leather forming the extremity of the palm 10 are inwardly extended to provide an inwardlv projecting, transverselv extending rih 30. as it may be termed. whi h is un dded and which conforms to the shape of the curved seam 11.

In order to form this rib hich constitutes the wall of a pocket in which the ends of the fingers are placed, the palm 10 oi the glove is stitched to the extremitv of the back 9 inward of the extremitv of the palm and then the extremity of the palm is stitched to the extremity of the lining 19 in the manner clearly shown in the sectional view in Figure 3 This transversely extending more or less flexible rib 30 is a very important part of this invention. as this rib and the transversely extending padded portion 27 constitute a double grip so that when the glove is placed upon the hand, the fingers are disposed in the pocket 31 formed by this rib and the fingers are closed down upon the transversely extending rib formed by the padded member 27.

It is to be noted that the thumb is reinforced by the strap 17 forming a welted seam preventing the thumb of the glove from tearing out at its weakest point. The lining for the back of the thumb is formed by a piece 32 of kid or like material, (see Figure 5) and the same material is used for the reinforcing strap 17, and the lining for the wrist portion of the palm section of the glove is also formed of leather.

Of course, it is obvious that many of these details may be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. The two important points which form the particular features of the present invention are the transversely extending rib 30 within the in terior of the glove adjacent the outer end of the glove in conjunction with the transverse padded strip 27 and the use of the reinforcing strap 17 which extends around on the palm of the glove at the root of the thumb.

I claim 1. A boxing glove of the character described having on the palm of the glove a transversely extending padded strip and having adjacent the extremity of the glove upon the inside thereof and outward of said padded strip a transversely extending flexible rib defining a pocket for the extremities of the fingers, said rib and the transversely extending padded portion constituting a double grip for the glove.

2. A boxing glove having a palm section and a back section, the back section being longer than the palm section and extending over at its outer end upon the under face of the glove and being stitched to the palm section, a transverse strip stitched to the palm section of the glove adjacent its junctending inward and being stitched together and together forming a transversely extending unpadded rib defining a pocket for the fingers and with said transverse padded strip forming a double ,i'rip.

3. A boxing glove having a back portion, and a lining spaced from the back with a padding interposed between said back and the lining, the back portion of the glove and the lining extending round the forward end thereof, with said lining portion provided with an inwardly extending fold of a substantial length, a palm section stitched to said back, said palm also having an inwardly extending fold at its forward end united with said fold of the lining, said folds providing a pocket in the forward end of the glove for theextremities of the fingers.

4. A boxing glove having a back portion, and a lining spaced from the back with a padding interposed between said back and thelining, the back portion of the glove and the lining extending round the forward end thereof. with said lining portion provided with an inwardly extending fold of a substantial length, a palm section stitched to said back, said palm also having an inwardly extending fold at its forward end united with said fold of the lining, said folds providing a pocket in the forward end of the glove for the extremities of the fingers, and a padded portion disposed in the palm of the glove extending transversely thereacross slightly in the rear of said folds.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

SOL LEV'INSON. 

